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Impulsivity and eating disorders

T Fahy1, I Eisler

  • 1King's College Hospital, London.

The British Journal of Psychiatry : the Journal of Mental Science
|February 1, 1993
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Impulsivity is higher in bulimia nervosa than anorexia nervosa patients. While impulsivity influences eating disorder expression, it does not predict treatment outcomes or define distinct patient subgroups.

Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Impulsivity is a trait associated with various psychiatric disorders, including eating disorders.
  • The relationship between impulsivity and the severity and treatment of bulimia nervosa (BN) and anorexia nervosa (AN) requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare impulsivity levels between patients with BN and AN.
  • To examine the association between impulsivity and eating disorder severity.
  • To assess the impact of impulsivity on treatment response in BN.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Impulsiveness Questionnaire and eating disorder severity questionnaires to 67 BN and 29 AN patients.
  • Interviewed a subset of patients regarding other impulsive behaviors.

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  • Tracked treatment progress for 39 BN patients over one year.

    • Main Results:

    • Bulimic patients exhibited higher impulsivity scores than anorexic patients.
    • High impulsivity did not correlate with greater eating disorder severity in bulimics.
    • While 'non-impulsive' bulimics showed faster initial treatment response, this difference disappeared at follow-up.
    • No association found between high impulsivity and poor treatment outcomes.

    Conclusions:

    • Impulsivity appears to shape the manifestation of eating disorders.
    • 'Multi-impulsive' bulimia does not represent a distinct clinical subgroup.
    • Impulsivity trait scores do not predict long-term treatment response in bulimia nervosa.